BAW BJ212

The Beijing BJ212 was a further development of the earlier Beijing BJ210 jeep, and was larger and heavier than it. The design used many parts from the GAZ-69 jeep and Dongfanghong BJ760 passenger car, a copy of the GAZ-M21 Volga. The chassis, axles, and suspension come from the GAZ-69 while the engine is from the Dongfanghong BJ760. As such, the jeep initially used the 2.5 liter engine of the Dongfanghong. It is commonly used by the Chinese government (particularly the armed forces), but is also commercially available. Various versions of the Jeep are today sold under the names of Zhanqi, Jinxuanfeng, City Cruiser, Kuangchao, and Ludi. The BJ212 was expressly developed for use by the Chinese military as well as by lower-level cadres. Semi-legal copies were also built by Xinkai in Hebei, beginning in 1984. By the early 2000s, the Xinkai-built version was sold as the Lieying ("Falcon"), a copy of the Zhanqi four-door hardtop, equipped with the 2.2-liter GW491QE (a copy of the Toyota 4E engine, also built in Hebei by Great Wall). Since 2012, the Beijing Automobile Works (北京汽车制造厂有限公司, Běijīng qìchē zhìzào chǎng yǒuxiàn gōngsī）has been producing the BJ212 and Zhanqi in Huanghua, Hebei（河北省黄骅市, equipped firstly with the 2.0 liter 4G20 engine (a copy of the Toyota 4Y engine, built by Brilliance Auto Xinchen XCE in Sichuan), then a turbocharged 1.5 liter Mitsubishi engine and a turbocharged 2.4 liter Mitsubishi engine (Built in Shenyang, Liaoning Province by Hangtian Mitsubishi, a joint venture of Mitsubishi and state owned Hangtian Group), because the 4G20 engine is unable to reach National VI Emission Standard. ==Development==

BJ212 • BJ212 - (1964–1986) Standard five-seat version • BJ212A - Long wheelbase eight-seat version • BJ212F - BJ212A with a solid tent • BJ212E - Designed in 1986. With a Perkins diesel engine and a new transmission. Also used on a Jeep Cherokee-engined prototype with 15-inch wheels built the same year. • BJ 121 - (1980–1986) two-wheel drive pickup and derivatives • BJ 1021 - (1986-201?) a renamed version of the long wheelbase 2WD BJ 121 • BJ 222 - (1980–1986) four-wheel drive pickup and derivatives, originally called the BJ 211. Replaced by the BJ2032 series The vehicle appeared in 1965 as the successor to the Beijing BJ210, a smaller vehicle. There is a similarity to the Soviet UAZ-469. The manufacturer was initially Beijing Automobile Works. From 1983 this company operated together with the American Motors Corporation the Beijing Jeep Corporation. According to a source, this Joint venture continued production. A source indicates that the model designation was abandoned in 1989 and the same model was released under two new model codes. BJ2020 The BJ212 was renamed and renumbered as the BJ2020 and was produced from 1986 to 2005. In 1989 the following models still used the original body: [2] • BJ2020 SAF1 as a convertible with three doors and eight seats, 2.2-liter engine with , all-wheel drive • BJ2020 SAU1 with BJ492 engine displacement of 2.45, 12 liters fuel per 100 kilometers. • BJ2020 SAQU1 with the same engine. • BJ2020 SAQF1 with the first-mentioned engine. • BJ2023 S1CU1 as a convertible with four doors and five seats with the larger engine. • BJ2032 SAQ with four doors, five seats and all-wheel drive • BJ1021 SAQ as a two-door pick-up • BJ1021 SAJ as a convertible two-door pick-up • BJ2032 SE pick-up with four doors, five seats and all-wheel drive • BJ2032 SA with all-wheel drive • BJ1021 SA as a convertible pick-up with two-wheel drive • BJ2032 S as a two-seat pick-up with all-wheel drive • BJ1021 S as a two-seater pick-up with two-wheel drive Data is known for the BJ212 E from 1982 with a four-cylinder engine having 92 mm bore, 92 mm hub, 2445 cm3 displacement and 70 hp power. The wheelbase is 2300 mm. The vehicle is 3860 mm long, 1750 mm wide and 1910 mm high. The empty weight is given as 1520 kg. From 1997 to 2000, there was the Ludi BJ2020 T. As of March 2024, the 212 name was relaunched as an independent brand by BAW, and the BAW BJ212 Sniper was renamed the 212 Classic Sniper selling alongside the larger and completely redesigned 212 T01 SUV. ==Variants==

BJ 2020 • BJ 2020 - (1986–2005) Upgraded with BJ492 engine displacement of 2.45, 12 liters fuel per 100 kilometers • BJ2020N: BJ2020N, BJ2020NA, BJ2020NJ (military type), BJ2020NAJ (military type) • BJ2020S: BJ2020S, BJ2020SA, BJ2020SAJ (military type), BJ2020SG, BJ2Q20SJ (military type), BJ2020ST • BJ2020V "New City Cruiser": BJ2020VA, BJ2020VB, BJ2020VE, BJ2020VT (C498QA engine) • BJ 2024 S "Jinxuanfeng" (2000–2001) redesigned with rectangular headlights and a Jeep Wrangler-like grille • BJ 2023/2024 Z "Zhanqi" (2001–present) similar, but less angular and with round headlights copied from Jeep CJ. • BAW2033 Series "BJ212"（2020–present）Fitted with a turbocharged 1.5 liter gasoline engine or a 2.4 liter gasoline engine manufactured by Hangtian Mitsubishi, which comply with National VI emission standard. The standard Version of the BAW2033 Series includes air conditioning and a restyled interior originated from BAW Yongshi (Gen 1). • BJ 2032 (1986–2005) four-wheel drive long-wheelbase models, replacing the BJ 222 • BJ 2032 Z "Zhanqi" (2005–present) as BJ 2032 but redesigned on the Zhanqi lines Military variants • BJ212 HJ-8: HJ-8 ATGM mounted on BJ212 chassis. • BJ2020 HJ-8: HJ-8 ATGM mounted on BJ2020SAJ chassis. It is used as a light and mobile fire support weapon platform by People's Liberation Army Ground Force. • BJ2022: Lightly armored vehicle upgrade of BJ2020. It has a lengthened, widened, and strengthened chassis, a new squared-off body, and more powerful engines and better transmissions. ==Other variants==

BAW not only sold the BJ212 under its own name they also sold it to any other Chinese automaker willing to pay for it. Some of whom only badge engineered and sold it on under their own brand while others made some sheet metal changes and badge engineered it. Other manufacturers acquired the platform and built their own station wagon, sedan, and pickup trucks bodies on them. Still others only installed their own engines under the bonnet. This led to all sorts of variations, made by many different automakers. Great Wall Motors Early Great Wall models includes a BJ212-based crew cab pickup called CC1020S and a BJ212-based station wagon the CC6490. Shuanghuan SHZHJ213 Sales of the BAW produced Jeep Cherokee XJ started to go up slowly in the early 1990s and it therefore aroused interest of China's copycat automakers with BAW then supplying BJ212 platforms to those copycat car makers, and one of whom was Shuanghuan. Other manufacturers Several other companies also made copies the joint venture Cherokee, while BJ, one of the partners of that joint venture, sold them the BJ212 frame for their copy. ==Operators==

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File:BJ212inBeijingHappyVally.JPG|BJ2020 Cabriolet File:Chinese military offroad vehicle.jpg|BJ212A with 75mm Type 75 105mm recoilless gun File:BAW BJ2023Z2CKF1 Zhanqi off-roader, front ¾.jpg|BAW BJ2023 Z2CKF1 "Zhanqi" off-roader File:LieYing_ZhanQi_BJ2023CHD5_grill_%26_badge_view.jpg|Grill and badge File:Xinkai Lieying HXK2021TPE.jpg|Xinkai HXK2021TPE "Lieying" File:LieYing_ZhanQi_BJ2023CHD5_rear_quarter_view.jpg|Beijing BJ2023 File:Beijing BJ2024 Z2Q1F1.jpg|BJ2024 Z2Q1F1 "Zhanqi" Hardtop File:BAW BJ2032 SAQ.jpg|Beijing BJ2032 SAQ pickup which combines the 1965 nose with the post-2000 doors. ==See also==